Plainfield, NJ Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Plainfield runs two separate snow parking systems, both in Chapter 16 of the Plainfield Municipal Code.

The first is the declared snow emergency. Under Section 16:4-5A, when the Director of the Department of Public Works and Urban Development declares a snow emergency, no person can park a vehicle on the streets described in Section 16A-2A, Schedule II A. That schedule lists all streets, on the north side and the east side, for the duration of the emergency.

The second is the Snow Streets list. Section 16:16-1 bars parking on the streets in Section 16A-20, Schedule XX whenever snow has fallen and accumulation covers the streets and highways. The ban takes effect immediately after the snow has covered the streets and stays in effect until the snow has either been removed or disappeared enough that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic. Schedule XX includes East Front Street, both sides, between Park Avenue and a point 200 feet east of the east curbline of Terrill Road, and East Seventh Street, both sides, between Park Avenue and Terrill Road.

Section 16:16-2 adds a third tool: the Chief of Police or a designee can declare an emergency and direct posting of temporary Emergency No Parking signs when weather conditions, accidents, fires, public celebrations or other conditions would interfere with traffic. Parking is then barred wherever those signs are displayed, notice is given to the owner or operator of any vehicle already parked, and the posting itself counts as notice. The signs must conform to Sketch No. R9-651, Streets Snow Covered, and Sketch No. R9-655, Emergency No Parking.